Coming home
The idea dawned over an early morning cup of tea. Rose Hawkins and her partner, Steve Scott, were returning to their home in the hinterland of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast from spending time with family in the NSW Southern Highlands when they overnighted in Tenterfield. “I was sitting on the balcony of [historic guesthouse] Stannum House enjoying a cuppa as I looked out over the rooftops of the town,” Rose recalls. “Suddenly, it occurred to me that I could live in a place like this.”
Steve was no stranger
